SheJumps Beacon Bash – Wanoga Sno Park, Bend OR

Wanoga Sno Park XFM3+CX, Sunriver, OR 97703

Please join us for the First Annual Beacon Bash Event at Wanoga Sno Park! Please use this time to meet other women-identifying (Femme/Trans/Women) backcountry partners, grab a cup of coffee and practice your beacon drills. Women of Search & Rescue, Oregon Ski Guides, Central Oregon Avalanche Center and Between Evergreens will have booths (and vans!)…

Free – $20

“Empowering Women Through Adventure Speaker Series” with our winter panel on “Finding Joy & Adventure in Winter”

Embark 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, United States

We are celebrating all things winter on December 13th with a panel discussion on "Finding Joy & Adventure in Winter." Our panelists represent a variety of women who LOVE winter and dedicate a lot of their lives to spending time in cold, snowy environments, finding joy! Learn more about adaptive skiing with Anna Soens (we promise…

Free

Is the Drought Over? Comparing the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers

Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United States +1 more

Raise the Deschutes - Is the Drought Over? Is the drought over? Comparing the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers Despite the nearly average precipitation last year, the drought persists. Learn how hydrology and geology affect these two rivers in completely different ways. Speaker: Jason Gritzner - Hydrologist - USDA Forest Service Moderator: Lisa Seales - Program…

Free

Ribbon Cutting for Rooted Homes’ Poplar Community

Please join Rooted Homes, in partnership with the Bend Chamber, in celebrating the completion of the new Poplar Community! The ceremony will take place in a heated tent and begin with home tours from 12:00PM to 12:15PM, followed by speaker comments from 12:15PM to 12:45PM, including a special note from Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and…

Free

Know Stories – Tribal/Shared History: Reflection & Storytelling

East Bend Public Library 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend

Laurie Danzuka shares tribal history, impacts on public education, engaging with tribal students/families, and indigenous ways of living. She will also share current issues facing tribes and their members. All these topics center around treaties, ceded lands, tribal lifeways, cultural restoration, and language revitalization. Laurie has been an education advocate for preschool to post-secondary education…

Bend High DECA Fundraiser: Kiss the Ground Screening and Raffle!

Bend High School 230 NE 6th St, Bend, OR, United States

Showing: Kiss the Ground film, plus raffles, food and beverages, and merch! All ages welcome, no sign up necessary! Fundraiser for Pilot Butte Middle School - all profits go towards implementing a composting system at Pilot Butte Middle School! Friday, January 12 at Bend High Auditorium (230 NE 6th St) 6pm - event begins 6:30pm…

$4 – $5

OSU Science Pub: The Roller Coaster of Hemp in Oregon

OSU Cascades - Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, United States

OSU’s agronomist Gordon Jones has been following the wild ride of the state’s hemp industry since its legalization in 2018. Shifting regulations, farming challenges, an untested market and even nefarious actors caused the industry to grow exponentially, then suddenly decline. Learn about uses for hemp and research being conducted by OSU’s Global Hemp Innovation Center…

$22

Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024

With a new year comes new resolutions for protecting and improving the health of our bodies, families, communities, and the planet that we all call home. One healthy resolution to consider is to reduce or eliminate plastic from your life. But with plastic used for everything from making clothing to carrying food and drinks, this…